Les Jones: Movie: Serenity

September 28, 2005

A&E > Movie: Serenity

Last night bloggers in Knoxville and other cities across the country were treated to an advance preview of Serenity, which opens Friday. Serenity is the followup to Joss Whedon's short-lived but wildly-acclaimed "Firefly" TV series. I had heard good things about the show, but had never seen it, so I wondered how well I'd be able to follow along. It turned out to not to be a problem. I'm sure I missed some nuances, but mostly it just seemed like the characters had a lot of backstory. Watching the movie has made me more determined to rent the "Firefly" DVDs.

The blog tie-in seems like a smart idea for the studio. They get buzz and goodwill from bloggers for the price of some free passes. I hope more studios follow Universal's example.

After the show, everyone left the theater and that was it. Next time I'd love to arrange a get-together afterwards. Glenn Reynolds (who organized the Knoxville screening) was the only blogger there I recognized, and I'd like to meet some of the other Knox bloggers.

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Comments

Are you in the picture I took?

Posted by: Cathy at September 28, 2005

Doesn't look like it. If you're facing the screen I was on the right side of the theater a little more than halfway back.

I wish I had gotten to meet you. Except for Glenn I didn't recognize anyone. We'll have to do a meetup next time.

Posted by: Les Jones at September 28, 2005

Les, the Firefly DVD's are great. A friend introduced them to me about 4 months ago. The show was hilarious. The first episode will draw you right in. The whole cast from the series made it to the screen. Enjoy.

Posted by: Mark O'Dell at September 28, 2005